Canberra's commitment to renewables has made it the envy of Australia, as its energy costs stay low while fossil fuel prices soar across the rest of the country.
Canberra mother Dr Melissa Lovell has long feared the effects of climate change - but it was the enduring weeks of hazardous bushfire smoke last summer that motivated her to address her own emissions.
Australia's 20-year-old national environmental laws need to be modernised to address climate change as part of the statutory review now under way, the chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory, Andrew Barr, has said.
An Air Quality Index of 67 to 99 is considered "fair," 100 to 149 is "poor," 150 to 200 is "very poor," and 200+ is "hazardous." The AQI hit 4,650 on New Year's Day in Canberra, the capital city of Australia.
